Joe Barton... told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos..he would report her to the

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Capitol Police if she exposed his behavior.

Rep. Joe Barton, who apologized Wednesday for a lewd photo of him that circulated on the Internet, told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos, videos and messages that he would report her to the Capitol Police if she exposed his behavior, according to a recording reviewed by The Washington Post.

The woman spoke to The Post after the lewd photo was published Tuesday by an anonymous Twitter account. She shared a secretly recorded phone conversation she had with Barton in 2015 in which he warned her against using the explicit materials "in a way that would negatively affect my career."

The woman described encounters and contact spanning a five-year period that began online after she posted a message on Barton's Facebook page in 2011, leading to the sexually explicit exchanges and ultimately a pair of physical sexual encounters in Washington and Texas. Over time, she said, she became aware of and corresponded with multiple other women who engaged in relationships with Barton, who represents a suburban Dallas district and is one of the most senior Republicans in the House....

Said Barton: "I would tell them that I had a three-year undercover relationship with you over the Internet that was heavily sexual and that I had met you twice while married and had sex with you on two different occasions and that I exchanged inappropriate photographs and videos with you that I wouldn't like to be seen made public, that you still apparently had all of those and were in position to use them in a way that would negatively affect my career. That's the truth."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/powerpost/congressman-told-woman-he-would-report-her-to-capitol-police-if-she-exposed-his-secret-sex-life/2017/11/22/e3345862-cf10-11e7-a1a3-0d1e45a6de3d_story.html

[Sneederbunk]

1. And for my next threat.......

[Kirk Lover]

2. Instead of telling them all that how about just don't send compromising materials

to anyone who can use them to expose, embarrass, humiliate or blackmail you. WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT THAT? No pun intended.

[Skittles]

3. I don't get that either

how stupid are people?

[womanofthehills]

12. OMG! #JoeBarton

[LisaL]

9. In his case, being a married conservative republican,

seems like he shouldn't have been having this relationship, and apparently other such relashionships, with or without compromising materials.

[UTUSN]

4. "not known as an outspoken culture warrior" - actually, "he would report her" - I expected

the punchline to be that she was an immigrant he was going to report to ICE

[nature-lover]

5. My congressman - maybe this will finally get him out of office.

This may be our best chance.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Kick this for the concerned republicans.

[Angry Dragon]

7. A new breakfast------Toasted Republican

[Loki Liesmith]

8. I will report you to the authorities if you post revenge porn

What’s the difference?

[brooklynite]

10. How'd that work out?

[keithbvadu2]

11. Moore supporters asked why his accusers waited.

Moore supporters asked why his accusers waited.

Here is an example of reprisal threats from the powerful sexual predators.

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Frankens 2 anonymous accusers will probably

generate more headlines in the coming 24 48 hour news cycle than Barton and the seemingly irrefutable evidence of the taped conversation. Why? Cuz Al Franken is a Democrat don't u know and the GOP smear machine is going at ludicrous speed at the moment.

[Nevernose]

14. +1

Extortion versus butt-grabbing. Which headline will make MSCNNFOX more money?

The only thing that sells better than a “sex” scandal is a “both sides” sex scandal.

I doubt the average Trump voter could even describe extortion or blackmail, much less know it when they see it.

[madville]

15. She may also be investigated in Texas under their revenge porn laws

The Capitol Police have reached out to Barton and are actually opening an investigation.

It's not cool (or legal in most places these days) to release revenge porn on anyone just because a relationship ended badly.

I wonder what jurisdiction she would be under for recording their conversation. It's legal in Texas because they are a "one party" state, but if he was in DC or somewhere else at the time, which wiretapping laws does it fall under I wonder?

[tavernier]

16. He took pictures of his genitalia.

The guy looks like he’s 102 years old. So THAT’S got to be really attractive!!